Mohit Khanna
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, December 21
The city police has planned to send a letter to the video-sharing sites to withdraw the videos and images of December 5, Ludhiana violence from the internet.
One died while several other were injured in a police firing when Sikh radicals were protesting against the visit of spiritual guru Ashutosh's visit to the city.
The development took place following The Tribune report published in these columns on December 21, on, Videos of clash on YouTube, the police swung into action.
Talking to the The Tribune, SSP SS Gill said, "We will soon send a letter to the video sharing sites to withdraw these videos and images from the net as majority of these videos are tempered with and show only one side of the story."
He further added, "I hope the service providers would act responsibly and would withdrew these videos from the net soon."
The site is currently showing many videos ranging from two minutes to six minutes, which also contains provocative speeches.
The videos do not show the radicals attacking the police but show the cops firing at Sikh activists, who were brandishing swords and pelting bricks at the police.
"We all know, this is the handiwork of some anti- social elements, who are trying to disrupt peace in the state," said the SSP.
The police knew that these videos were uploaded on the internet soon after the incident took place.
NEWS From: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091222/ldh1.htm#12
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